LSE Business Review blog:
It's not that London is too big, but that other large UK cities are too small
9 June 2017
Article by Henry Overman
The elections are barely behind us now, and we should keep asking the question, ‘What are the economic forces polarising the UK?’ A big part of the story concerns the geographical concentration of economic activity in London (and the South East). Is this concentration good for those who live or work in London but bad for those who don’t? Is the attraction of London creating an economy that is distinct from the rest of the UK? And what are the implications?
Related publications
‘The UK’s Regional Divide: Can Policy Make a Difference?’, Henry Overman, CEP 2017 General Election Analyses Paper No. EA042, June 2017